The Un-Sheehan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2006 Jon Stewart plays up the irony when a Katrina survivor drives from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., for an unsolicited meeting with President Bush. The contrast with Cindy Sheehan is hilarious. Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black ?Daily Show? Reporter: GOP’ers Aren’t Racist Enough

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2006 Jon Stewart?s "senior black correspondent" Larry Wilmore said that Republicans like Tony Snow and Va. Sen. George Allen are giving real racists like Strom Thurmond a bad name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Islam Analyst to Stewart: We’re Losing a Marketing Campaign to Cave Dwellers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 In an interview with Jon Stewart, author and CBS News analyst Reza Aslan called America?s war on terror a ?marketing campaign,? and then wondered aloud, ?Now, how the United States is losing a marketing campaign to people who live in caves? (Watch it). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Check out the best of this week's Truthdig-flavored videos In this installment: Joe Scarborough asks "Is Bush an ?idiot??? Jon Stewart mocks RNC Chair Ken Mehlman's new "Adapt and Win" talking points; Va Sen George Allen steps in a heaping pile of "macaca," and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ — Hezbollah’s Next Project: Rebuilding New Orleans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver reports that the militant organization has had so much success rebuilding Lebanon that it's eager to take on the reconstruction of New Orleans. Louisiana residents are hopeful. Hey, at least Hezbollah's not FEMA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Mocks Media for JonBenet Speculation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 The "Daily Show" host reminds us why news networks had no trouble indulging in another round of wild speculation regarding the 6-year-old girl's unsolved killing: For the media, JonBenet is known as ? oxygen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Corddry: Unsure if Allen?s Racism Helps or Hurts Him

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Jon Stewart asked "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Corddry if Virginia Sen. George Allen had damaged his image by using a racial slur to describe a young campaign worker. Corddry: ?I don't know what ?macaque? means, but it sure as sh-- sounds racist. And John, here in Virginia, I'm still not sure if that helps or hurts a guy.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Probes GOP Rep?s ?Pimp Tax?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wants to impose penalties on pimps who don?t file W-2 forms for their prostitutes. But "Daily Show" correspondent Dan Bakkedahl asks, ?Instead of a tax on pimps, why not a rebate on hoes?? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pre-Cease-Fire Fighting Was Like Bachelor Party, Corddry Says

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Corddry does a hilarious take on Israel's and Hezbollah's seemingly inexplicable burst of violent fighting in anticipation of the cease-fire. Also, his sendup of United Nations peacekeepers is riotously funny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Mocks RNC Chair’s ‘Adapt and Win’ Makeover

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2006 Watch Jon Stewart tear down Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman?s attempt to sell America on the outright lie that GOP?ers aren?t for ?staying the course? in Iraq ? rather, they?re out to ?adapt and win.? Stewart: Yeah, what a--hole said "stay the course"? [As videos of Bush saying just that fill the screen] Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Skewers Joe ?Loserman?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 The "Daily Show" opened Wednesday with coverage of Ned Lamont?s victory over the man Jon Stewart referred to as ?Joe Loserman.? After playing a clip of Lieberman?s concession speech where the senator said the game was only half over, and the Lamont team was just ahead, Stewart shot back, ?Perhaps I could, uh, offer my own, uh, sports comparison, if you will. There was a game, and you lost.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Quizzes Brian Williams Over Lebanon, Katie Couric

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 "The Daily Show" host asked the NBC newsman, just back from Lebanon, whether anything there seemed manufactured for show. Williams' story about Hezbollah rockets put that to rest. The two also sparred over CBS' Katie Couric, who will soon be nipping at Williams' heels. Transcript (with link to video) Video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )